Clinical pharmacist application

If you have completed the entry-to-practice requirements for pharmacists, you are eligible to apply to the clinical pharmacist register.

Follow these steps to register as a clinical pharmacist:  

1. Prepare your supporting documentation. All documents must be in PDF format.
   • Registration professional declaration.
   • Enhanced Police Information Check.
     • The Enhanced Police Information Check must be current within the past six months.
   • If available, proof of Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (PEBC) certification (e.g., a letter from PEBC).
     • If not available, you may be required to provide proof of PEBC certification later in the application process.
   • If available, the certificate for completing the Jurisprudence Learning Module (JLM).
2. Obtain personal professional liability insurance (minimum $2 million).
   • Pharmacists must maintain a minimum of $2 million of personal professional liability insurance (claims made or occurrence based) regardless of employment status. The policy must be in your name. 

3. Complete and submit your application.
   • Once you are ready to apply, complete the following steps:
     • Access the application to the clinical pharmacist register (in myACP). All applications can be found in New applications.
     • The application will require you to upload the supporting documentation you prepared in step 1. Your application is not complete until all supporting documentation has been uploaded and you have submitted the application.

4. Application decision.
   • Complete applications are reviewed in the order in which they are submitted and may take up to 15 business days to assess and process. Incomplete applications will result in further delays. ACP will notify you via email once a decision has been made or if we have any questions regarding your application.

5. Provide your payment.
   • If approved, you will be required to provide payment online. The college’s fees are outlined in the ACP fee schedule. Only the following payment methods will be accepted:
     • Visa,
     • Visa Debit,
     • Mastercard, or
     • Debit Mastercard.
   • Payment must be provided within 30 days of your approval, or your application will expire. If this happens, you will be required to reapply.

6. Access your practice permit.
   • Once your payment has been processed, your practice permit can be accessed from your myACP profile.
   • The term of a practice permit for a clinical pharmacist commences when the practice permit is issued and terminates on June 30 of each year. You must not practise as a clinical pharmacist until the practice permit is issued.
   • Note: If you wish to administer drugs by injection as a clinical pharmacist, you need to apply for authorization to administer drugs by injection.